Mary Ann Sheppard was instrumental in getting the wish pillow project started at the Space Coast Chapter of the American Sewing Guild.

Written by

Britt Kennerly
| FLORIDA TODAY SIG/HOW WE LIVE

Sylvia Cote remembers wishing for a Rosebud doll for Christmas when she was a child growing up in England.

This year, the 68-year-old would like something that helps put smiles on faces, too: a place for her sewing group to continue making, among other things, pillowcases for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Somewhere out there, I bet, there's a jolly old soul or two who can open the doors to that workshop. ...